Can I change my DTV to a work visa if I find a job in Thailand?

Yes

Better to have a on line income and take the dtv visa. Not easy to find work in Thailand for farang.

Everything is under review...

Yes

No my wife tried it she is philippine got a job as a teacher needed to go savanaket loas to get a non b

Asked a few agents in pattaya would' nt touch it

You can but there's nothing particular to the DTV in this regard, you can do the same with any other visa or no visa at all. It usually involves leaving and starting again with a new visa. It's possible to convert in country but not generally easy on any visa and DTV won't make that easier. The DTV may provide a slight complication in that it's a 5 year multi entry visa that isn't extinguished (like most visas) on first use. So you might have to cancel it. But this is all *possible*.

1. Exit the country

2. Get a non B visa(3 months) from an embassy near Thailand

3. Come into Thailand with your non B visa

4. Get your work permit

5. Prepare to do 1 year extension for non B visa before the end of the 3rd month

It’s maybe possible but converting visas is always a pain in the ass because they put up even more bureaucratic hurdles to overcome.

Should you be able to find a job it’s much easier to just leave and apply for non-b for the purpose of applying for a work permit in another country like Vietnam or Laos. Usually takes about one week that you need to stay there.

It’s valid for three months. Then you (rather your employer) do everything for your wp. With that you then go and apply for a one year extension of non-b.

You then get the extension, but at first it’s only for one month in which they inspect the working place more thoroughly. If they pass you will get the 12 month stamp (then only valid for 11).

Just gonna tell you that apart from teaching it will be close to impossible to find a job here, unless you possess some really special highly sought after skills. There is usually more than enough Thai work force available who will work for less, don’t need to go through the complicated and costly process of getting a foreigner work permit and speak the language as well as integrate smoothly since they know and understand the culture.

A foreigner usually just means more headaches and Thais hate having more headaches unless it grants something valuable in return.

Much easier to find remote work or if you are very lucky, something with a foreigner usually big player.

Yes u can

I'm flying out of the kingdom on the 4th June and my ninety day visa runs out on the 3rd, do you think that will be a problem as you can renew it 14 days before and up to 7 days after it expires?

Thailand doesn't really want you to work and take the job of Thai people. there are very specific job types that they recruit such as teaching English, but realize that your salary will be very small. Best strategy is to save making money in a country that pays well and then coming to Thailand.

I know someone who found a teaching job while he was in Thailand. Not sure if he was on a DTV or just a tourist exemption but he got a work visa with the job and didn’t have to leave the country. I don’t know what process he went through so can’t advise on that but it was possible for him.

Thailand is for cheap labor, why would you do that?

If you can find a company willing to give you work and a work permit.

Nice thought. It seems like DTV can be a trap for some.

Theoretically it's possible to convert a DTV into another visa type inside Thailand but immigration offices in Thailand don't like dealing with a DTV so your mileage may vary. You also have the problem of the paperwork for the new job which you would need to show while applying to convert from one visa type to the other but most employers want you to apply for a Non-B work visa outside of Thailand as the paperwork required is significantly less in which case it wouldn't be possible to convert. That would leave you with trying to find a way to cancel your DTV, usually at the consulate that issued it, before you could apply for the Non-B visa.